Bill Clinton tells Americans to ‘embrace’ Keystone pipeline

[Ichingcarpenter]

Speaking at an energy conference today in Maryland, Clinton said Americans should “embrace” the $7-billion project.

“The extra cost of running it is infinitesimal compared to (potential) revenues,” Clinton said, according to Bloomberg. “We should embrace it and develop a stakeholder-driven system of high standards for doing the work.”

Clinton blamed TransCanada for not realizing the pipeline’s original route from the oil sands near Fort McMurray, Alta., to refineries in Texas crossed through sensitive habitat in Nebraska.

Obama rejected that route, saying more work needed to be done to provide environmental protection.

http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/americas/united-states/120229/bill-clinton-tells-americans-embrace-keystone-pi



$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$...OK... Bil......$$$$$$$

[xchrom]

1. fuck you, bill. nt

[TBF]

2. +1 nt

[Ichingcarpenter]

3. +1 nt

[Hell Hath No Fury]

15. Beat me to it.

Clinton was the start of the destruction of the Democratic Party I grew up with. I am ashamed I was politically naive and voted for that shit twice.

[xchrom]

16. i did it too -- and there are times when i hear him speak

i think -- wow, what a guy.

it's a real love/hate thing with him

but some things i just can't forgive him for -- and this is just the latest.

[GeorgeGist]

4. Hey Bill ...

go phuck yourself and your fellow 'stakeholders'.

[Earth_First]

5. :yawn:

Most times I'm very interested to hear what he has to say, this time, pffft...

No thanks, Bill.

[BanzaiBonnie]

6. From the man who brought us NAFTA

Ya got no cred Mr. ex-prez!

[Shankapotomus]

7. Maybe we can use it as leverage

to impose even stricter environmental standards and operation laws in exchange for allowing them to build it? Or make a deal that solar and wind would, as a compromise, have to be massively funded to the point of phasing out fossil fuel and nuclear.

[blm]

8. A possible solution, but, I doubt the fascists will go for it BECAUSE of Clinton taking their side

already without the negotiation. I always said this was a Clinton deal. Now I know it's BOTH Clintons.

[Bonobo]

9. Political cover for President Obama is my guess. nt

[midnight]

10. No pipe line....

[bullwinkle428]

11. "Embrace your corporate overlords, mofos!"

[Angry Dragon]

12. The fifth bush son

[matmar]

13. F**k you Bill Clinton. Your NAFTA policy killed the American working class.

One of the worst Presidents ever.

[gkhouston]

14. Double-checking... nope, not from the Onion.

Okay, which of you billionaires is gonna see potential revenues from this?

[anti-alec]

17. Um. No.

Not when it affects my water.

No thanks, Bill. Have it routed through your house if you really want that pipeline.

Let's try some alternate energy....

[hughee99]

18. Sounds like someone has himself a new paid consulting job... n/t

[arthritisR_US]

19. Of course Bill, because we all know how great DOMA, NAFTA and gutting glass steagall have been...

your advice is so stellar

(sarcasm in that final statement)

[Marrah_G]

20. No thanks Bill

[Proud Liberal Dem]

21. Huh?

WTF Bill?

Building it might not bring on the apocalypse but there are plenty of reasons to make sure it doesn't, you know, screw up the environment where people already live.

[Ichingcarpenter]

22. Is DU afraid to nominate this thread? because

Saint Bill is an arm of the oil companies?

Listen.... his voice will be heard, not mine.
because I was not a President

I take his pandering to this issue as another
fee he collects to add to his millions.

[Joe Shlabotnik]

23. Remember that sucking sound Bill? Now its called the Keystone pipeline. No thanks. n/t

[aquart]

24. No, Bill.

[drokhole]

25. Such single-minded bullshit.

[TheKentuckian]

26. Makes me want to embrace public horsewhipping of politicians.